Counting With Afrikan Sciences

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title: 'Counting With Afrikan Sciences'
date: 2015-01-13T12:31:55+01:00
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      <h2>Eric Porter Douglas, aka Afrikan Sciences, is responsible for some of the most exciting Afro-futurist productions in recent memory, blending the broken beats of West Coast funk with classic house, and a dash of Sun Ra sci-fi. His new LP, <em>Circuitous</em>, is out now on Berlin imprint PAN. It goes hard.</h2><h2>1 memorable line in a song:</h2><p>&ldquo;Even if it&rsquo;s jazz or the quiet storm, I hook a beat up, convert it into hip-hop form.&rdquo; -Rakim, &ldquo;I Ain&rsquo;t No Joke&rdquo; off Eric B. and Rakim&rsquo;s <em>Paid in Full</em>.</p><p><!--
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      --></p><h2>2 decisions I regret:</h2><p>First would be selling my comic book collection which I had amassed from childhood to make rent as a struggling college student. I never recovered from that, and it kind of killed the spark I had for collecting. Second, around that same time, Whodini were in town to do a show, and their DJ was calling around trying to find turntables for the gig. They contacted me, but I held out because they wouldn&rsquo;t have compensated. My childhood heroes&mdash;and I ended up trying to extort them. Oh, the shame.</p><h2>3 people that should collaborate:</h2><p>Doctor Who, Doctor Strange, Doctor Ice. The result? Time traveling rap with a twist of mysticism.</p><h2>4 things I haven&rsquo;t done yet:</h2><ol>
      <li><span style="line-height: 13px">Traveled to my namesake.</span></li>
      <li>Performed in Japan.</li>
      <li>Committed to daily practice on my upright.</li>
      <li>Found inner peace.</li>
      </ol><h2>5 things I used to believe:</h2><ol>
      <li><span style="line-height: 13px">That my parents were robots.</span></li>
      <li>New sneakers made me run faster.</li>
      <li>If I spun around fast enough counter-clockwise I could go back in time.</li>
      <li>I could never throw away my childhood toys.</li>
      <li>Children are the future.</li>
      </ol><h2>6 hours ago&hellip;</h2><p>I was preparing my child for school.</p><h2>7 albums everyone should own:</h2><ol>
      <li><span style="line-height: 13px">Dr. Buzzard&rsquo;s Original Savannah Band, <em>The Very Best of Dr. Buzzard&rsquo;s Original Savannah Band<br>
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      </em></span></li>
      <li>Sun Ra &amp; His Arkestra, <em>Jazz in Silhouette</em><br>
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      <li>Ultramagnetic MCs, <em>Critical Beat Down</em><br>
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      <li>Frank Zappa, <em>Apostrophe</em> (&lsquo;)<br>
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      <li>Two Banks of Four,<em> Three Street Worlds</em><br>
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      <li>John Lee Hooker, <em>Get Back Home in the U.S.A.</em><br>
      <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/app/uploads/2015/01/john_lee_hooker_get_back_home.jpg"></a></li>
      <li>Public Enemy, <em>It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back</em><br>
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      </ol><h2>After 8 p.m.</h2><p>Daddy goes off duty, LEGOLAND is dismantled, Avengers are disassembled, and I clear out of my studio.</p><h2>My 9 lives&hellip;</h2><p>I keep resetting on the fifth.</p><h2>I would touch it with a 10-foot pole:</h2><p>Man-made drugs. Blessed be the herb.</p><p><em>This article originally appeared in the Winter 2014/2015 edition of</em> Electronic Beats Magazine. <em>To read more from this issue, click <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/tag/issue-no-40-winter-20142015/" target="_blank">here</a>, and to read Counting With columns from Helena Hauff, Jackmaster, and more, click <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/en?s=counting%20with" target="_blank">here</a>.</em></p>
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